UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED): November 13, 2014
Calamos Asset Management, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 0-51003 | 32-0122554 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer | ||
| of Incorporation) | Identification No.) |
| 2020 Calamos Court | ||
| Naperville, Illinois | 60563 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
REGISTRANT’S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE: (630) 245-7200
Not Applicable
(Former Name and Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| Item 8.01. Other Events. |
| Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| SIGNATURES |
| Exhibit Index |
| Press Release |
On November 13, 2014, the Corporation approved the repurchase of up to 3 million shares of its outstanding Class A common stock by Calamos Investments LLC. A copy of the press release announcing the Corporation’s stock repurchase program is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits |
| 99.1 | Press release issued by the Corporation on November 13, 2014 reporting the stock repurchase program. |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| CALAMOS ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. | ||||||
| Date: November 13, 2014 | By: | /s/ J. Christopher Jackson | ||||
| J. Christopher Jackson | ||||||
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||||
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| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 99.1 | November 13, 2014 press release issued by the Corporation reporting the stock repurchase program. | |